SC6.10 Planning scheme policy for heritage and character areas overlay code SC6.10.1 Purpose The purpose of this planning scheme policy is to:- (a) provide advice about achieving outcomes in the Heritage and character areas overlay code; and (b) identify information that may be required to support a development application where affecting a heritage place or neighbourhood character area. Note—nothing in this planning scheme policy limits Council’s discretion to request other relevant information in accordance with the Act. Note—the Heritage and character areas overlay code and the Planning scheme policy for heritage and character areas code does not apply to:- (a) Aboriginal cultural heritage which is protected under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 and which is subject to a cultural heritage duty of care; and (b) State heritage places or other areas which are protected under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992. SC6.10.2 Application This planning scheme policy applies to assessable development which requires assessment against the Heritage and character areas overlay code. SC6.10.3 Advice for local heritage places and development adjoining a State or local heritage place outcomes The following is advice for achieving outcomes in the Heritage and character areas overlay code relating to local heritage places and development adjoining a State or local heritage place:- (a) State and local heritage places have significant cultural significance and are important to the community as places that provide direct contact with evidence from the past; (b) State and local heritage places meet the criteria for cultural heritage significance based on the Queensland Heritage Act (1992); (c) the Queensland Heritage Register records and provides a statement of significance for State heritage places and other State protected areas; (d) Appendix SC6.10A (Significance statements for local heritage places) records and provides a statement of significance for local heritage places; (e) compliance with Performance Outcomes PO1 to PO6 of Table 8.2.9.3.1 (Criteria for assessable development on a local heritage place or adjoining a State or local heritage place) of the Heritage and character areas overlay code may be demonstrated in part or aided by the submission of a heritage impact assessment report and conservation management plan prepared by a competent person in accordance with Section SC6.10.5 (Guidance for preparation of a heritage impact assessment report and conservation management plan); Note—For the purposes of this planning scheme policy, a competent person is an appropriately qualified and experienced consultant with appropriate and proven technical expertise in cultural heritage matters and membership of, or fulfilling the criteria for membership of, ICOMOS Australia. (f) in preparing a heritage impact assessment report or conservation management plan, an applicant should take into account and respond to the relevant statement of significance for the State or local heritage place; (g) the physical location of each heritage place is an aspect of its cultural significance and, in accordance with The Burra Charter, a local heritage place should remain in its historical, physical location; and (h) unless relocation is the sole practical means of ensuring survival of a heritage place, removal or relocation of a local heritage place is generally unacceptable. Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme 2014 Page SC6-63 SC6.10.4 Advice for a neighbourhood character area outcomes The following is advice for achieving outcomes in the Heritage and character areas overlay code relating to neighbourhood character areas:- (a) a neighbourhood character area is an area in which the historical origins and relationships between the various elements create a sense of place and demonstrate important aspects of the history of the locality; (b) neighbourhood character areas contain places that may not in themselves be of cultural heritage significance but which contribute to the significance of the character area as a group; (c) Appendix SC6.10B (Significance statements for neighbourhood character areas) records and provides a statement of significance for neighbourhood character areas; (d) Compliance with Performance Outcomes PO1 to PO8 of Table 8.2.9.3.2 (Criteria for assessable development within a neighbourhood character area) of the Heritage and character areas overlay code may be demonstrated in part or aided by the submission of a heritage impact assessment report prepared by a competent person in accordance with Section SC6.10.5 (Guidance for preparation of a heritage impact assessment report and conservation management plan); (e) in preparing a heritage impact assessment report an applicant should take into account and respond to the relevant statement of significance for the neighbourhood character area; and (f) the measures required for the protection of neighbourhood character areas may differ from those adopted for heritage places, depending on the reasons for significance and should be determined as part of the development application and assessment process rather than through a conservation management plan. SC6.10.5 Guidance for preparation of a heritage impact assessment report and conservation management plan SC6.10.5.1 Heritage impact assessment report (1) A heritage impact assessment report is to be prepared in accordance with The Burra Charter: The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Heritage Significance, 2013 and associated guidelines. (2) A heritage impact assessment report is to include the following:- (a) a description of the proposed development providing sufficient information to clearly distinguish the existing fabric, including photographs and plans of the existing place or area together with plans of the proposed development; (b) a description of the history and context of the place or area demonstrating an understanding of the history and fabric of the place or area within the context of its class; (c) an assessment of the impact of the proposed development on the heritage significance of the place or area including:- (i) a description of how the development proposal will impact on the specific aspects of the significance of the place or area, as outlined in the statement of significance contained in a local heritage register, or where applicable, the Queensland Heritage Register; (ii) how the fabric of the place or area would be impacted on and conserved; and (iii) what works will be undertaken to adequately compensate for any loss of significant fabric or aspects of significance of the place or area; (d) any other additional information that may assist in adequately assessing the significance of the place or area, including information drawn from a range of verifiable sources such as newspapers, government records, letters, books, photographs, maps or oral information which may help to establish the history of the place. Consideration of the historical context of the place or area shall be included to ascertain how its history contributes to an understanding of the place or area within broader historical events; and (e) a conservation policy. Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme 2014 Page SC6-64 (3) A heritage impact assessment report is to include the details of the author/s, including qualifications and the date of the report. SC6.10.5.2 Conservation management plan (1) A conservation management plan addresses the adverse impacts identified by a heritage impact assessment report and implements the conservation policy contained within a cultural heritage impact assessment report. (2) A conservation management plan is to be prepared in accordance with The Burra Charter: The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Heritage Significance, 2013 and associated guidelines. (3) A conservation management plan is to include the following:- (a) a description of the heritage place, its components, history and associations; (b) a description of the defined heritage values and relative significance of each component of the place; (c) an assessment of the condition of the place; (d) a description of the conservation obligations and future needs, requirements, opportunities and constraints to protection of the place; (e) specific management policies, specifying what needs to be done to maintain the significance of the place and respond to identified issues; (f) an action plan identifying priorities, resources and timing; and (g) an implementation plan and monitoring plan. (4) The conservation management plan is to include the details of the author/s, including qualifications and the date of the management plan. (5) A conservation management plan should be subject to ongoing review over time. SC6.10.6 Guidelines for achieving heritage and character areas overlay code outcomes For the purposes of the performance outcomes and acceptable outcomes in the Heritage and character areas overlay code, the following are relevant guidelines:- (a) The Burra Charter: The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Heritage Significance, 2013 (Australian ICOMOS, 2013); and (b) the following Practice Notes to The Burra Charter: The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Heritage Significance, 2013:- (i) Practice Note: Understanding and assessing cultural significance (Australian ICOMOS, 2013); (ii) Practice Note: Developing Policy (Australian ICOMOS, 2013); and (iii) Practice Note: Preparing studies and reports – contractual and ethical issues (Australian ICOMOS, 2013). Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme 2014 Page SC6-65 Appendix SC6.10A